... and CXC chemokines, with a single amino acid separating thefirst two cysteines. Cys–X–Cys ligand (CXCL)9 and CXCL10 are members of the small cytokine(intercrine/chemokine) CXC subfamily and represent ... Thiesen2 and Peter Stiehl11Institute of Pathology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany2Institute of Immunology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany3Eye Hospital, University of Leipzig, ... importantroles in directing the migration of immunocompetentcells to sites of inflammation and in determining thepathohistologic outcome of chronic inflammation and synovial hyperplasia [4,6]. Th1 cytokines...